Spitfire (Jefferson Starship album)

Spitfire
	Cover art by Shusei Nagaoka
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released	June 1976
Recorded	March 1976
Studio	Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre	AOR
Length	42:04
Label	Grunt
Producer	Larry Cox / Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship chronology

Spitfire is the third album by the rock band Jefferson Starship. Released in 1976, a year after the chart-topping Red Octopus, it quickly scaled the charts, peaking for six consecutive weeks at #3 in Billboard and attaining a RIAA platinum certification. The album features writing contributions from members of singer Marty Balin's former band Bodacious DF, as well as Jesse Barish, who became one of Balin's frequent collaborators. Stereo and quadraphonic mixes of the album were released. "Song to the Sun" was included in the 1977 Laserock program.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Cruisin'"	Charles Hickox	Hickox	5:27
2.	"Dance with the Dragon"	Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Craig Chaquico	Kantner, Chaquico, Pete Sears	5:02
3.	"Hot Water"	Slick	Sears	3:17
4.	"St. Charles"	Kantner, Balin, Jesse Barish, Chaquico, Thunderhawk	Kantner, Chaquico	6:38

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
5.	"Song to the Sun: Part I: Ozymandias / Part II: Don't Let It Rain"	instrumental / Kantner, China Wing Kantner	P. Kantner, Chaquico, John Barbata, David Freiberg, Sears, Slick / P. Kantner	1:39 / 5:36
6.	"With Your Love"	Balin, Joey Covington, Vic Smith	Balin, Covington, Smith	3:33
7.	"Switchblade"	Slick	Slick	4:01
8.	"Big City"	Barbata, Joel Scott Hill, Chris Ethridge	Barbata, Hill, Ethridge	3:20
9.	"Love Lovely Love"	Barish	Barish	3:31

Personnel

Grace Slick – lead and backing vocals, piano (5a, 7)
Marty Balin – lead and backing vocals
Paul Kantner – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, backing vocals
David Freiberg – keyboards (1-4, 5b, 6, 9), lead and backing vocals, ARP synthesizer (5a), bass (7, 8),
Pete Sears – bass (1-6, 9), piano (2, 5b), Mellotron (3), keyboards (4, 8), organ (5a, 7), Moog (5a, 7)
John Barbata – drums, percussion, backing and lead (8) vocals

Additional personnel

Bobbye Hall – percussion, congas
Dave Roberts – string and horn arrangements
Steven Schuster – saxophone (5b)

Production

Jefferson Starship – producer, art direction
Larry Cox – producer, engineer
Steve Malcolm – assistant to the engineer
Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
Bill Thompson – manager
Cassandra Gaviola – dragon princess
Paul Dowell – amp consultant
John Langdon – label art
Tim Bryant/Gribbit – album design, art direction
Ron Slenzak – cover photography
Shusei Nagaoka – illustration
Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heiders, San Francisco
Mastered by Kent Duncan, Kendun Recorders, Burbank

Singles / music videos

"With Your Love" (7/24/76) #12 US
"St. Charles" (12/4/76) #64 US

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References

Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Spitfire - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
"LaserRock". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

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[1] Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Spitfire - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] "LaserRock". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-04-08.